dao

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dao"

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɔː˨]

Adverb

dao

1. there

Synonyms

• der

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɔː˦]

Adverb

dao

1. for that reason

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Mandarin

Romanization

dao

1. Nonstandard spelling of dāo.
2. Nonstandard spelling of dáo.
3. Nonstandard spelling of dǎo.
4. Nonstandard spelling of dào.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 刀 ("knife"; SV: đao).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA ^(key): /z̻aːw˧˧/
• (Huế) IPA ^(key): /jaːw˧˧/
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA ^(key): /jaːw˧˥/

Noun

(classifier con) dao

1. knife